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Jennifer C. Tempesta
Partner | Deputy Department Chair - Intellectual Property (Firmwide)

Overview

Jen Tempesta is the Deputy Department Chair of Intellectual Property at Baker Botts. She is a first chair trial lawyer whose practice focuses on patent litigation. Jen is a trusted advisor to multinational clients. By thoroughly anticipating every business need and legal angle, she provides elegant solutions to complex questions, and calmly guides clients through high-stakes matters.  Jen has led clients to victory in complex jury trial matters.

"Jennifer is extremely efficient with my time when we are making a strategy decision. She will explain an issue concisely and tends to make decisions for the client very easy. She is very smart and is able to parse through difficult issues really effectively."

Chambers USA 2023

"Jen is an excellent lawyer... she is very responsive, successful in court, cost-conscious, and able to work well with non-lawyer business people.” ”Jen is a go-to attorney for me and is extremely responsive."

Chambers USA 2022

“Jen is a great partner. She is always prepared, detail oriented and very knowledgeable about IP. Jen is unflappable and incredibly persuasive in court.”

IAM Patent 1000-2023

Jen is "a go-to for prominent tech names."

IAM Patent 1000-2021

Admission & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2005
    cum laude
    Alexander Judicial Fellow to former Chief Judge Randall R. Rader, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    Moot Court Honor Society, Editor
  • B.S., Chemistry, George Washington University 2000

Experience

Representative Litigation Matters

  • Representation of Mastercard in various actions relating to alleged patent infringement and breach of contract, including as first chair trial lawyer in New York jury trial
  • Representation of Fujifilm in various International Trade Commission and district court patent infringement actions
  • Representation of Lyft in various district court patent infringement actions and related inter partes review proceedings
  • Representation of NEC in various patent assertion district court matters


Awards and Community

Recognized for New York Intellectual Property in Chambers USA (2021-2024)